Refractory Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome from Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. equisimilis and Intravenous Immunoglobulin as Salvage Therapy: A Case Series.

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Published in Case Rep Infect Dis on August 15, 2016

Authors

Marjan Islam1, Dennis Karter1, Jerry Altshuler2, Diana Altshuler3, David Schwartz4, Gianluca Torregrossa5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY 10003, USA.
2: Department of Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY 10003, USA.
3: Department of Pharmacy, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
4: Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
5: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY 10003, USA.

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